No, they are not!!! Don't give any information to them!!! They are f*&%^$g as#$&^#es trying to make easy money!!! I already submit a claim on Federal Trade Commission.
I got a message from this number (202) 600-4440 from a man named "Officer David Morgan" from the Federal IRS and that I was audited by the IRS and owed money due to under reported income. He also claimed that I will be reported to the police for fraud if I didn't pay the amount owed and that there will be a suit brought against me. I never received a letter in the mail from IRS or from this man since the phone call as he had stated that I will sent a letter in the mail sent to me right after he gets off the phone.
its because they were able to hack your basic info from some website where you might have put your email ID,your billing address, your phone number, your name, May be Paypal, e-bay,even when you swipe your credit/debit card somewhere in Kroger, Walmart, these scammers might be able to receive your basic information from anywhere and they also know that you are an immigrant..its weird I know but these scumbags somehow are able to pull this up from some site..anyways sorry to know that you also had to go through this..take care man, things will be fine sooner or later
no he is not...he is a scammer..sounds convincing no doubt...but he is not from IRS or any government organizations..he is a crook who forces us to believe him.. he is punishable by the law not us... we need to sign a petition against him and his assistants, but the sad part is he leaves no trails for law enforcement agencies to track him down... the number he calls from does appear that it is from Washington D.C. and when asked he also tells address of Federal IRS correctly..but c'mon won't he do bit of research before doing such spam???
I am one of the victims..I am new in this country and had no idea what IRS even means..he told me that there were serious criminal charges against me like money laundering, tax fraud and what not and the police is here to arrest me and then subsequently deport me back to India.. I just could not understand what wrong have I done..when asked he told me that I have to pay first the due amount and then he will send me my restitution form and I will be able to know what wrong I have done.. he then made me go to ATM, withdraw money and then made me send it to him through Green dot money pak reloadable debit cards..now this form of transaction cannot be traced..and does government work this way in US??? I mean even if u buy a matchbox u get a bill in US..and he charges tax and doesn't send any bill or any document to me till this day..and whenever I inquired he just threatened me to deport me back and he will refund my money... and till date I haven't received a single document or single penny..he is just a freak who tries to take advantage of others fear.. nothing else...he might call himself officer james morgan, shane white, Jason sth, david morgan etc...he has this heavy indian accent..and he might not be even in US...might be operating this in a call center in India...I reported my case to police, bank, IRs..all have same thing to say...U were fool that u paid someone over the phone...now I was one..and the mental harassment I received along is much more frustrating than the money I lost..but this is life...I learnt a lesson and I need to move on..anyways I hope my story will help people...than-x folks , take care and act smart... I lacked it at that time around :)